Manasseh () is both a given name and a surname. Its variants include
and
Manasse.
Notable people with the name include:
Surname
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Ezekiel Saleh Manasseh (died 1944), Singaporean rice and opium merchant and hotelier
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Jacob Manasseh (died 1832), Ottoman rabbi
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Leonard Manasseh
Leonard Sulla Manasseh (21 May 1916 – 5 March 2017) was a British architect, best known for the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu, which he co-designed with Ian Baker.
Early life and education
Manasseh was born in Eden Hall, Singapore, ...
(1916–2017), British architect
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Maurice Manasseh (born 1943), English cricketer
Given name
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Manasseh (tribal patriarch)
Manasseh () or Menashe () was, according to the Book of Genesis, the first son of Joseph (Hebrew Bible), Joseph and Asenath (). Asenath was an Ancient Egypt, Egyptian woman whom the Pharaoh gave to Joseph as wife, and the daughter of Potipherah, ...
, first son of Joseph
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Manasseh of Judah
Manasseh (; Hebrew: ''Mənaššé'', "Forgetter"; ''Menasî'' 'me-na-si-i'' ''Manasses''; ) was the fourteenth king of the Kingdom of Judah. He was the oldest of the sons of Hezekiah and Hephzibah (). He became king at the age of 12 and re ...
, king of
Judah in the 7th century BC
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Manasseh II, hypothetical Jewish ruler of the Khazars in the 9th century AD
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Manasseh Azure, freelance journalist in Accra, Ghana
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Manasseh Masseh Lopes (1755–1831), British politician
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Manasseh Magok Rundial, South Sudanese politician
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Manasseh Sogavare
Manasseh Damukana Sogavare (born 17 January 1955) is a Solomon Islander politician serving as Minister of Finance since 2024. He served as the prime minister of Solomon Islands for a total of nine years from 2000–2001, 2006–2007, 2014–2017 ...
(born 1955), Solomon Islands politician and Prime Minister
Fictional characters
*Manasseh da Costa,
The King of Schnorrers
See also
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